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The rules for Earned Income Credit are not difficult for a lay person to understand. If you are married and file separately you are not entitled to the EIC... period. That is because filing status MFS is specifically excluded from claiming EIC, and there's no more information needed. Navigate to page 240 in IRS Pub. 17.

It would be better for unknowledgable people not to answer questions involving serious money for real people. With regard to Injured Spouse claims with IRS form 8379, I have seen the IRS be extremely fair in allocating refund amounts to the injured spouse. It is best to get help with it, though, because the allocations make all the difference. Yes, it takes 12 weeks to receive the refund, but at least you maximize the amount. Adjusting withholdings only makes sense if you don't receive large refundable credits in excess of your tax liability. If you do then adjusting your withholding to zero doesn't help. You'd still be leaving money on the table.
Some of us have the knowledge. We just prefer not to assist people dodging their child support obligations.